Author Archives: Melanie Johnson

Melanie is a communications specialist in the Office of Public Affairs and a Cal Poly Pomona alumna. The areas she writes about include ASI, University Library, CLASS, The Collins College of Hospitality Management, the College of Agriculture, student affairs, foundation, CEU, and events. Her other duties include CyberNews.

The Winter 2017 Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival will include two evening performances and several master classes with top new musical guest artists. Hosted by Cal Poly Pomona music professor and Grammy nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko, the festival’s concert…

Maya Soetoro-Ng, director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution and the younger sister of former President Barack Obama, will visit Cal Poly Pomona to discuss her work in the area…

The college library of the future won’t be known as a repository for books. It won’t leave students to their own devices when they are conducting research or looking for materials. The library of the future will emphasize service. The…

Mike Manalo-Pedro wears many hats in his role as coordinator of Undocumented Student Services. He is part advisor, part mentor and part confidante for the approximately 600 self-reported AB-540 students at Cal Poly Pomona, many of them undocumented. AB 540…

A visit to campus by a famed movie producer gave Mary Hill a chance to get closer to her dream. The junior, who is majoring in theatre, plans to become a teacher, but hopes to one day work for Disney,…

Julia “Julie” Besteeter Swartzendruber, who worked at Cal Poly Pomona for 30 years, died Jan. 5 after a battle with brain cancer. She was 68. During her career, the Alabama native served as the assistant to the University Library dean…

A business consultant, author and former NBA athletic trainer will share how he tapped into his creativity to help organizations such as the National Hockey League, ESPN, Nike and Starbucks as part of the Kellogg Distinguished Public Lecture Series. Kevin…

Cal Poly Pomona ranks among the top universities in the nation for helping students climb the economic ladder, according to a study by The Equality Opportunity Project. The university ranks No. 9 for helping students rise from the bottom fifth…

Phillip Browne, a beloved music professor who taught at Cal Poly Pomona for more than three decades, has died. Browne, a former music department chair, started teaching at the university in 1963 and retired in 1994. He continued to teach…

CSU campuses in Pomona, Carson, Fullerton, Long Beach and Los Angeles are among 17 across the state to be awarded grants that will support four-year teaching certificate programs aimed at easing a statewide shortage of teachers. This story appeared on…